Dr Susannah Self
Choral Symphony For Peace
Short instrumentation: 3 2 2 2 - 4 2 0 0, glock, mar, perc, hp, str
Duration: 25'
Choir: mixed choir
Instrumentation details:
flute (2 players)
piccolo
oboe
cor anglais
clarinet in Bb
bass clarinet in Bb
bassoon
contrabassoon
16th horn in F
17th horn in F
18th horn in F
19th horn in F
1st trumpet in Bb
20th trumpet in Bb
marimba
glockenspiel (+xyl)
percussion
harp
violin (4 players)
violin I (4 players)
violin II (4 players)
viola (4 players)
5th violoncello (4 players)
6th violoncello (4 players)
double bass (4 players)
Choral Symphony For Peace
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Dr Susannah Self
gemischter Chor (Choral Symphony For Peace)
Available digitally
Type: Chorpartitur
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Work introduction
Drawing inspiration from Heiner Goebbels "Surrogate Cities" especially the version performed by Sir Simon Rattle in Berlin with community groups participating, I set out to compose a charismatic upbeat symphonic work upon which a community choir could sing relatively easy vocal lines. The Pacific Ocean is called so because of its momentous vastness and frequent calmness. It is the largest ocean in the World. At The Esalen Institute at Big Sur, California where I have worked, the waves crash energetically against the rocks and mountain streams and hot springs flow from the mountains. It is a place of great healing and was frequented originally by the America Indian Esaleen tribe. Here they would perform ceremonies of cleansing and transformation. The current Esalen institute was set up in the 1960's to transform human conciousness. Many great thinkers, philosophers, psychotherapists and gurus have lectured here including, Jack Kerouc, Henry Miller, Ram Dass, Fritz Pearls ,The Dalia Lama and Joan Baez .The Choral Symphony For Peace is segmented into10 sections which flow seamlessly into each other.
“Sea Requiem was a substantial score, yet the material flowed naturally… the extended silence which followed this conclusion…. was a tribute to the audience’s rapt concentration and the cumulative effect of Susannah Self’s fervent, directly expressive music.“
Paul Conway, Musical Opinion 2023
What is necessary to perform this work?
A Symphony With Choir Calling for Peace in The World
Incorporating ideas from
Jack Kerouac, Ram Dass and Seawolf
Inspired by the Pacific Ocean at Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California, USA.
For symphony orchestra and SATB community choir
Composed by Dr Susannah Self